What happened to this HDF

[Eastern Mind]

Originally Posted by Believer

Namaste,

Just as darkness follows every daylight; just as destruction follows every creation; so will contentious behavior follow every period of calmness in the room. To me the only way to control is to have an on-site 'Rudeness Control Officer', who will pro-actively delete the offending posts and Ban the poster right away. Do we really want that? Does anyone really have the time to monitor the site 24/7? Have we become so sensitive that we cannot tolerate occasional quibbling? Are we incapable of walking away from offensive material by using the "IGNORE" option? Must we fall into the trap of responding to every misinformed, hurtful post with a long winded counter post of our own? Just some of the things to consider.

Pranam.

Vannakkam: Unfortunately, some sites have exactly that. Poor ____ s. You'd have to pay me ... really pay me.

Then there was forgetful Bob, a former colleague. Always borrowing money, $5 at a time. Nice guy, just forgetful. So then one day a group of 5 of us decided to all ask him for it back, on the same day. It went, "Hey, Bob, where's that $5 I lent you three weeks ago?" and he'd just cough it up, nice guy that he was. Someone had made sure to get him some 5s, can't remember how that worked, but it did. We all had an extra 5 bucks before recess. Finally he caught on.

Aum Namasivaya

[Ramakrishna]

Namaste all,

I have been reading most of the posts lately but I haven't been posting myself because I've been preoccupied with school and my sadhana. I think I will have time to post now, at least somewhat regularly.

The only suggestion I have in terms of the never-ending Abrahamic/Jesus threads and discussions is to have a sticky or something in the Abrahamic subforum that clearly and concisely states HDF's position and tolerance of discussions and posts relating to Abrahamicism and Jesus. There have been a number of posts by several members in the past which excellently state the complete irrelevance of Christianity and Jesus in Hinduism. I would be glad to go into the archives and find them if there is interest.

Another perhaps more bold and upfront option would be to actually state HDF's policy on Abrahamic/Jesus in the official rules of the forum that new members are required to read before they join. There are already rules about no flaming, no spamming, etc., but perhaps making a specific "rule" that all new members will be required to read before joining the forum will guarantee that they are aware of what is tolerated and allowed when it comes to discussing Abrahamic religions and Jesus.

I believe the Abrahamic subforum can and has been useful to discuss the Abrahamic religions as they pertain to being a threat to Hinduism and India as well as how to defend Sanatana Dharma from the onslaught of vicious Abrahamics. However, it should not be used for nonsense such as discussing Jesus as an avatar and it also shouldn't be used to pointlessly bash the Abrahamic religions, which has rarely been done.

Also, there have been other unproductive threads not about Abrahamicism but about politics and agenda-driven nonsense. In that case, perhaps an overarching rule or statement should be created that states our policy on such topics.

One last thing to remember is that this is the world wide web and there will always be people who find their way into the forum with their own agenda and try to push that on other people. The best thing would be to have those members banned immediately, but Satayji is obviously not able to police this forum 24/7. In that case, I agree that their nonsense should not go unchecked and portrayed as the truth to lurkers.

I believe that a firm, bold, and above all visible statement of HDF's policy on Abrahamic/Jesus, political, etc. discussions, along with civilly effective member contributions against inevitable agenda-driven newcomers, as well as ongoing efficacious moderation will enable HDF to flourish as a wonderful satsang.

Jai Sri Ram